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Topic subjecti just skimmed the article b/c i figured i got the gist.
Topic URLhttp://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=12671049&mesg_id=12671285
12671285, i just skimmed the article b/c i figured i got the gist.
Posted by Joe Corn Mo, Wed Dec-10-14 11:02 AM
i've read other articles and studies that suggested it was possible
to change your biases somewhat.

plus i've talked to a dude that's done research like this,
so some of my response was probably taking that stuff into account.

i didn't read it closely.


>>this science says that the bias is unconscious,
>>that it can be changed with effort,
>
>I don't think they actually showed they could make a lasting
>change. Remember there were what like 15 experiments and only
>one or two yielded some debatably positive results.
>
>>and that it doesn't come from your personal, conscious
>feeling
>>about black ppl--
>>instead it comes from socialized implicit biases planted in
>>you by a system
>>that was designed to perpetuate racism and keep it
>invisible.
>
>But they don't go here at all, rather say dat cism is in our
>natural makeup. I'd love to see a separate study on how
>elements of society play into that, psychologically
>reinforcing dat 'cism on a subconscious level.
>
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